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Bobby Labonte Replacing Marcos Ambrose in No. 47 Next Year

On the heels of Tuesday's announcement that Marcos Ambrose is leaving JTG Daugherty Racing and the No. 47 Toyota at the end of the season, the team announced Wednesday that 2000 Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte will take the wheel of the car in 2011. "JTG Daugherty Racing is a solid race team that has come close to...

Mopping Up After Bristol: Of Crashes and Crash Stats

They had the big one Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway but it wasn't Talladega, so it wasn't really the big one. Believe it or not, though, that little episode of bumper car madness coming out of turn three on lap 342 involved 13 cars. The size of the wreck was somewhat surprising, considering that the resurfaced Bristol...

Where NASCAR and IndyCar Drivers Go to Have Fun

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The autograph line wound from the garage to Daytona International Speedway's famous victory lane, at least a full football field away. One man took a vacation day from his job to drive three hours from Valdosta, Ga., to wait six more hours in line just to get NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson to sign a...

Sprint Cup N's & Q's: Pep Boys Auto 500

After a slip-sliding affair in the Peach State on Sunday night, here's some Notes & Quotes from NASCAR's newest Labor Day tradition.You've got to hand it to Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sunday night's race looked and felt like a breath of fresh air into the venue that has long seen attendance woes -- even while the racing has...

Sponsorship Woes Shelve Labonte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Former NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte won't race this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his best track, because of sponsorship issues at Yates Racing.The team had seven races to sell this season for the No. 96 Ford, and the sponsorship it secured wanted Erik Darnell in the car. The 26-year-old will...

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02/15/12 Tim Tuttle: Labonte's second season with JTG Daugherty... Source: Sports Illustrated In 2012 Bobby Labonte will begin his second season with JTG Daugherty Racing, an organization that has made major structural changes and has new leadership in general manager and crew chief Todd Berrier.
02/11/12 Bobby Labonte, JTG Daugherty team face big challenge... Source: SceneDaily Brad Daugherty loves the fact that his race team now has full control over the cars it brings to the race track.
02/06/12 CUP: Labonte, Berrier Hope To Recharge JTG Source: Speed TV After moving back into a facility of its own, JTG-Daugherty Racing will try to put former Sprint Cup champion Bobby Labonte in a better competitive environment as its also works toward adding a second team for the 2013 season.
02/04/12 JTG Daugherty ready to move ahead -- on its own Source: NASCAR Sometimes, even in racing, you have to go backward so you can eventually move forward.
02/01/12 BUBBA burgerÂ® and JTG Daugherty Racing, with Bobby... Source: PR Newswire JACKSONVILLE, Fla. , Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BUBBA burger® is proud to announce their signing with JTG Daugherty Racing and driver of the #47 Toyota Camry Bobby Labonte for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. BUBBA burger® is scheduled to have prominent position as primary sponsor on Labonte's car during the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Penn.